#154--Soca Passion (Live) w/ Sheldon Hoyte
Sheldon invited me on his live DJ set to talk more about race in depth. I’m honored and grateful to be part of the discussion in any way.
Read More#153--Roger Zahab
Roger is a composer and good friend who wrote me my first commissioned steel drum solo. He’s a hero and a mentor of mine. You won’t regret listening to him.
Read More#152--John Beck and Jason Treuting
John and Jason and I talk about the development of the Eastman percussion program.
Read More#151--Sheldon Hoyte
Sheldon is a musician, DJ, and RN from Trinidad who lived in Brooklyn, and now is in Houston. He is one of the original members of the Brooklyn Steel Orchestra, and is someone I’m proud to call a friend. We talk about each of our experiences with race.
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#150--Bobby Previte
Bobby is the composer of the piece for So Percussion and improvisors called Terminals. He and I talk about his life as a drummer growing up in Buffalo and then going on the road and improvising. He’s an amazing person.
Read More#149--Michael Rosen (w/ Adam Sliwinski)
I sit down with Adam and his former teacher from Oberlin to talk about some of the evolution and beginnings of our contemporary percussion field.
Read More#148--Jacqueline Russo
Jacqueline owns and runs The Party Bus Bake Shop in Manhattan. We sit and talk about running a business, in the food industry, pre and post-pandemic shutdown. She was a former student of mine making things people like more than anything I’ve ever made. I hope you enjoy this chat.
Read More#147--John Beck
John taught at the Eastman School of Music for nearly 50 years. His program has changed the course of percussion music history for the better. I sit and listen to John talk about growing up during WWII and learning to play drums. He’s a fascinating person.
Read More#146--Tom Miller
Tom is a steel drummer living in Denver, and is one of the members of Pan Ramajay. Tom’s teaching and life mentorship has been incredibly valuable to me over the years. I’m grateful to have had him on the podcast.
Read More#145—Sarah Kirkland Snider
Sarah is an amazing composer and is one of the founders of New Amsterdam records. I’ve known Sarah since grad school at Yale, and it was nice to finally sit and chat with her.
Read More#144--Richard Preston (#4)
Richard Preston is the author of The Hot Zone and Crisis in the Red Zone. We chat and he gives me a thorough update on what we know about Covid-19 at this point, and what we don’t. www.nih.gov.
Read More#143--Michael Rosen
Michael Rosen is the percussion professor at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. I had a wonderful time chatting with him about the history of marimba repertoire as well as his love of cooking.
Read More#135—Hunter Gross
Hunter is a podcaster who reached out to me to chat about life and what its like to start a podcast. It was lovely to get to know him.
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#139—Daisy Press
Daisy is an amazing singer who has been a friend of mine and So Percussion’s since I moved to NYC in 2006. She does a weekly online drone/chant class and is one of the biggest inspirations for me getting a tattoo…which I didn’t tell her. I love Daisy Press, and you will too. Chat starts around: 5:00
Read More#136—Chris Shultis
Chris and I talk about his life as a percussionist and music scholar and in particular his experience with the music of John Cage. chat starts at 4:40
Read More#142—Ray Funk
Ray is an Alaskan State Judge and happens to be one of the world’s authorities on calypso music and the history of the steel band and Trinidad and Tobago. It’s always a good time chatting with Ray. He’s a wealth of knowledge about the West Indies. chat starts at: 2:35
Read More#137—The Flower Pot Solutions (part 2)
Round two of the Flower Pot Solutions is off and running. We decide on a logo, march, and how to structure our business on day two. We also have a new website. chat starts at: 2:45 www.marimbaAF.com
Read More#141—Chris Tusa
Chris is a percussionist who lives in Wuhan China and plays full time there. We had a great time chatting about the current state of affairs in the world with musical organizations and how we’re all dealing with the world-wide pandemic.
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